Essay Instructions: Read the case found in Chapter 10 and prepare a three to four (3-4) page response to the following questions:
1.?If we take care of our employees, they will take care of our customers? is a common phrase. In your experience, is it actually practiced or is it just a clich? on the wall? Discuss the implications of your answer.
2.Texas Roadhouse uses money as a motivator for employees. In today?s economy, describe alternative methods that could be used to motivate their employees.
3.Discuss the possible effectiveness of each of your alternative methods.
4.Analyze how transferable is the Texas Roadhouse way of motivating employees in other organizations.
The format of the report is to be as follows:
Typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format.
Use headers for each of the subjects being covered, followed by your response
In addition to the three to four (3-4) pages required, a title page is to be included. The title page is to contain the title of the assignment, your name, the instructor?s name, the course title, and the date.
Note: You will be graded on the quality of your answers, the logic/organization of the report, your language skills, and your writing skills.
The paper will be graded using the following rubric.
Outcomes Assessed
Examine performance management issues and processes.
Examine the influences on and various approaches to compensation.
Analyze issues related to developing and implementing employee benefit packages.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
Grading Rubric for Assignment 4 ? Texas Roadhouse Won?t Scrimp on Making Employees Happy
Criteria
0
Unacceptable
20
Developing
30
Competent
40
Exemplary
1. Discuss the implications of your answer.
Did not complete the assignment or did not discuss the implications of your answer; omitted key information and/or included irrelevant information. Completed with less than 60% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.
Partially discussed the implications of your answer; omitted some key information; omitted some key information. Completed with 60-79% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.
Sufficiently discussed the implications of your answer. Completed with 80-89% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.
Fully discussed the implications of your answer. Completed with 90-100% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.
2. Describe alternative methods that could be used to motivate their employees.
Did not complete the assignment or did not describe alternative methods that could be used to motivate their employees; omitted key information and/or included irrelevant information. Completed with less than 60% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.
Partially described alternative methods that could be used to motivate their employees; omitted some key information. Completed with 60-79% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.
Sufficiently described alternative methods that could be used to motivate their employees. Completed with 80-89% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.
Fully described alternative methods that could be used to motivate their employees. Completed with 90-100% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.
3. Discuss the possible effectiveness of each of your alternative methods.
Did not complete the assignment or did not discuss the possible effectiveness of each of your alternative methods; omitted key information and/or included irrelevant information. Completed with less than 60% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.
Partially discussed the possible effectiveness of each of your alternative methods; omitted some key information. Completed with 60-79% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.
Sufficiently discussed the possible effectiveness of each of your alternative methods. Completed with 80-89% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.
Fully discussed the possible effectiveness of each of your alternative methods. Completed with 90-100% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.
4. Analyze how transferable is the Texas Roadhouse way of motivating employees in other organizations.
Did not complete the assignment or did not analyze how transferable is the Texas Roadhouse way of motivating employees in other organizations; omitted key information and/or included irrelevant information. Completed with less than 60% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.
Partially analyzed how transferable is the Texas Roadhouse way of motivating employees in other organizations; omitted some key information. Completed with 60-79% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.
Sufficiently analyzed how transferable is the Texas Roadhouse way of motivating employees in other organizations. Completed with 80-89% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.
Fully analyzed how transferable is the Texas Roadhouse way of motivating employees in other organizations. Completed with 90-100% accuracy, thoroughness, and logic.
5. Clarity
Did not complete the assignment or explanations are unclear and not organized.
(Major issues)
Explanations generally unclear and not well organized.
(Many issues)
Explanations generally clear and/or organized. (Minor issues)
Explanations very clear and well organized.
(Added helpful details)
6. Writing ? Grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, APA usage.
Did not complete the assignment or had 8 or more different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, or APA usage. (Major issues)
Had 6-7 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, or APA usage. (Many issues)
Had 4-5 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, or APA usage. (Minor issues)
Had 0-3 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, or APA usage.
